Almost sounds Pennsylvania Dutch, German really. Ah I see Northumberland, PA may have had a Penn-dutch community.
Kind of like ‘Outten the light’ which really according to my mother-in-law means to put out the light.

Maybe she got a cold, and it wasn’t serious? That was my first thought or a rash, like poison ivy.

Those are my guesses. 🙂 I’ve been living in SW PA for about 20 years. But my hubby’s family was close to Allentown. Allentown, all that far on the Google map.

actually that is what I thought that she might have gotten punished. Oh by the way I finally tried hot milk over shredded wheat and like you I think I will stick with my frosted mini wheats – it was ok though but too mushy.